The following is a list of regular season and tournament champions of the Big South Conference in men's basketball. The Big South has held a tournament every year since 1986, with the winner receiving an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
Champions by year YearRegular season champion(s)RecordTournament championTournament venueTournament city1985–86Charleston Southern21–9 (5–1)Charleston SouthernSavannah Civic CenterSavannah, GA1986–87Charleston Southern21–9 (12–2)Charleston SouthernSavannah Civic CenterSavannah, GA1987–88Coastal Carolina17–11 (9–3)WinthropWinthrop ColiseumRock Hill, SC1988–89Coastal Carolina14–14 (9–3)UNC AshevilleWinthrop ColiseumRock Hill, SC1989–90Coastal Carolina23–6 (11–1)Coastal CarolinaWinthrop ColiseumRock Hill, SC1990–91Coastal Carolina24–8 (13–1)Coastal CarolinaCivic Center of AndersonAnderson, SC1991–92Radford20–9 (12–2)CampbellCivic Center of AndersonAnderson, SC1992–93Towson State18–9 (14–2)Coastal CarolinaNorth Charleston ColiseumNorth Charleston, SC1993–94Towson State21–9 (15–3)LibertyNorth Charleston ColiseumCharleston, SC1994–95UNC Greensboro23–6 (14–2)Charleston SouthernVines CenterLynchburg, VA1995–96UNC Greensboro20–10 (11–3)UNC GreensboroVines CenterLynchburg, VA1996–97UNC Asheville18–10 (11–3)Charleston SouthernVines CenterLynchburg, VA1997–98UNC Asheville19–9 (11–1)RadfordVines CenterLynchburg, VA1998–99Winthrop21–8 (9–1)WinthropAsheville Civic CenterAsheville, NC1999–00Radford18–10 (12–2)WinthropAsheville Civic CenterAsheville, NC2000–01Radford19–10 (12–2)WinthropRoanoke Civic CenterRoanoke, VA2001–02Winthrop19–12 (10–4)WinthropRoanoke Civic CenterRoanoke, VA2002–03Winthrop20–10 (11–3)UNC AshevilleVines CenterLynchburg, VA2003–04Liberty18–15 (12–4)LibertyVines CenterLynchburg, VA2004–05Winthrop27–6 (15–1)WinthropWinthrop ColiseumRock Hill, SC2005–06Winthrop23–8 (13–3)WinthropWinthrop ColiseumRock Hill, SC2006–07Winthrop29–5 (14–0)WinthropWinthrop ColiseumRock Hill, SC2007–08UNC Asheville23–10 (10–4)WinthropJustice CenterAsheville, NC2008–09Radford21–12 (15–3)RadfordDedmon CenterRadford, VA2009–10Coastal Carolina28–7 (15–3)WinthropKimbel ArenaConway, SC2010–11Coastal Carolina28–6 (16–2)UNC AshevilleKimbel ArenaConway, SC2011-12UNC Asheville24-10 (16–2)UNC AshevilleKimmelArenaAsheville, NC2014-15Charleston Southern19–10 (13-5)Coastal CarolinaHTC CenterConway, SC2015-16High Point24–10 (16–2)UNC AshevillePope Convocation CenterAsheville, NC2016-17Winthrop25-6 (15-3)WinthropWinthrop ColiseumRock Hill, SC
Divisional Format Beginning in the 2012–13 season, the Big South split up into two divisions of six teams each following the addition of Longwood to the conference in July 2012."Big South Conference Adds Longwood University As Full Member." BigSouthSports.com. January 24, 2012.
YearRegular season champion (North)RecordRegular season champion (South)RecordTournament championTournament VenueTournament City2012–13High Point17–14 (12–4)Charleston Southern19–13 (12–4)LibertyHTC CenterConway, SC2013–14High Point16–15 (12–4)Coastal Carolina21–13 (11–5)Coastal CarolinaHTC CenterConway, SC
Big South Conference Men's Basketball Year-by-Year Standings
Tournament championships by school
Current members School Championships Years Winthrop 1988, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2017, 2020, 2021 Charleston Southern 1986, 1987, 1995, 1997 UNC Asheville 1989, 2003, 2011, 2012, 2016 Coastal Carolina 1990, 1991, 1993, 2014 Liberty 1994, 2004, 2013 Radford 1998, 2009, 2018 Campbell 1992 Gardner–Webb 2019 High Point 2025 Longwood 2022 Presbyterian
Former members School Championships Years UNC Greensboro 1996 Armstrong Atlantic State Georgia Regents Davidson Towson UMBC Elon Birmingham–Southern VMI
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